Fairport Convention - Claudy banks

Twas on one summer's evening, all ^Bbin the month of ^Gm7May Down ^Fby a flowery garden, I ^Ccareless^Gmly did ^Cstray I ^Bboverheard a ^Fyoung maid, in sorrow to complain All for her ^Gm7handsome ^Fsailor ^Bbboy, who ^Fploughed the ^Craging ^FMain

I boldly stepped up to her and ^Bbput her in such sur^Gm7prise I'll ^Fvow she did not know me, I ^Cbeing all ^Gmin dis^Cguise Says, "^BbI'm a charming ^Fcreature, my joy and heart's delight How far have ^Gm7you to ^Ftra^Bbvel this ^Fqueer and ^Cstormy ^Fnight?"

"My way, kind sir, to the Claudy Banks, if ^Bbyou will please to ^Gm7show Pity ^Fa poor girl distracted, for ^Cthere I ^Gmhave to ^Cgo I ^Bbam in search of a ^Fyoung man and Johnny is his name Along the ^Gm7banks of ^FClau^Bbdy, I'm ^Ftold he ^Cdoes re^Fmain"

"'Tis six long months and better, since your ^Bbtrue love left the ^Gm7shore In ^Fpassing the wide ocean, where ^CFrench's ^Gmcannons ^Croar In ^Bbcrossing the wide ^Focean, with honour and for gain I'm told his ^Gm7ship was ^Fwrec^Bbked, all ^Fon the ^Ccoast of ^FSpain"

Now, on hearing of this dreadful news, she ^Cfell into des^Am7pair With a ^Gwringing of her hands and a ^Dtearing ^Amof her ^Dhair "Oh, ^Csince he's gone and ^Gleft me, no other ^Cman I'll ^Gtake Oh, on the ^Am7banks of ^GClau^Cdy, I'll ^Gwander ^Dfor his ^Gsake"

Now, my heart was filled with joy that night, I ^Ccould no longer ^Am7stand I ^Gfell into her arms, crying, "^DBetsy, ^AmI'm that ^Dman I ^Cam your faithful ^Gyoung man, whom once you ^Cthought was ^Gslain But now, since we've ^Am7met on ^GClaudy ^CBanks, we'll ^Gnever ^Dpart a^Ggain"